COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Includes planning files and reports; speeches; articles; monthly reports and minutes of the American Society of Planning Officials; minutes of the Association of State Planning and Development Agencies; annual reports of the Detroit City Plan Commission; pictures; and correspondence between Blucher and Rexford G. Tugwell.
Dates
- 1934-1970.
Creator
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Walter H. Blucher was associated with the Detroit City Plan Commission, 1919-1934. He was Executive Director of the American Society of Planning Officials, 1934-1953, and of the Association of State Planning and Development Agencies, 1946-1953. Also, he was a member of the International Federation for Housing and Town Planning, the American Institute of Planners, Alpha Theta Kappa, and the Michigan Bar Association. Member, International Fraternity of Lambda Alpha, Ely Chapter.
Extent
31.4 cubic feet. (31.4 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Includes planning files and reports; speeches; articles; monthly reports and minutes of the American Society of Planning Officials; minutes of the Association of State Planning and Development Agencies; annual reports of the Detroit City Plan Commission; pictures; and correspondence between Blucher and Rexford G. Tugwell.
Physical Description
Planning files; reports; speeches; articles; minutes; pictures; and correspondence.
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- H. Finch, C. Rote
- Date completed:
- May 1977
- EAD encoding:
- Martin Heggestad, March 2002
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by H. Finch, C. Rote
- Date
- March 2002
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- ENG
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu